Maya Angelou on Words & Overcoming Diversity

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning."  Maya Angelou (1928-2014) from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

And God's inspiration to make them holy and sacred  (NJ Azzaro)

"Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words.
You may cut me with your eyes.
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise."    Maya Angelou   from Still I Rise

Pope Francis on Peace

"The way of peace is strengthened if we realize that we are all of the same stock and members of one human family, if we never forget that we have the same heavenly Father and are all his children, made in his image and likeness.............Peace is not something that can be bought, it is a gift to be sought patiently and to be crafted through the actions, great and small, of our everyday lives."
(Pope Francis-Holy Land Trip-May 2014)

The Future Belongs To......

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."  Eleanor Roosevelt

The future also belongs to those who believe in their dreams and attach themselves to the Vine which helps bring dreams to fruition.  And who remember that "With God all things are possible" (NJA)

The Boldness of The Apostles

"It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."  (Acts 4:20)